Answers:
x = 4
EF = 14
CF = 7
EC = 7
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Work Shown:
C is the midpoint of segment EF. This means that EC = CF. In other words, the two pieces are congruent.
Use substitution and solve for x
EC = CF
5x-13 = 3x-5
5x-13+13 = 3x-5+13
5x = 3x+8
5x-3x = 3x+8-3x
2x = 8
2x/2 = 8/2
x = 4
Now that we know that x = 4, we can use this to find EC and CF
Let's compute EC
EC = 5x - 13
EC = 5*x - 13
EC = 5*4 - 13 ... replace x with 4
EC = 20 - 13
EC = 7
Let's compute CF
CF = 3x - 5
CF = 3*x - 5
CF = 3*4 - 5 ... replace x with 4
CF = 12 - 5
CF = 7
As expected, EC = CF (both are 7 units long).
By the segment addition postulate, we can say EC+CF = EF
EC+CF = EF
EF = EC+CF
EF = 7+7
EF = 14
Answer:
S = 2
Step-by-step explanation:
1st step: Simplify both sides of the equation
4/5 s - 3/4 s = 1/10
4/5 s + -3/4 s = 1/10
(4/5 s + -3/4 s) = 1/10 (combine like terms)
1/20 s = 1/10
1/20 s = 1/10
step 2: multiply both sides by 20
20 * (1/20 s) = 20 * (1/10)
s = 2
Hope this helped!
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Answer:
(2m -3)(2m -5)
Step-by-step explanation:
You can do this several ways. One of my favorites is to graph the expression to find its zeros. They are 3/2 and 5/2, so the factoring can be ...
... 4(x -3/2)(x -5/2) = (2x -3)(2x -5) . . . . . . after eliminating fractions
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You can also look for factors of 4·15 ("ac") that add to give -16 ("b"). Since "b" is negative, both factors will be negative.
... 4·15 = 60 = (-1)(-60) = (-2)(-30) = (-3)(-20) = (-4)(-15) = (-5)(-12) = (-6)(-10)
The pair -6, -10 has a sum of -16, so we can rewrite the expression as ...
... 4m^2 -6m -10m +15 . . . . . . . replace -16m with -6m -10m (order doesn't matter)
and factor pairs of terms
... (4m^2 -6m) -(10m -15) = 2m(2m -3) -5(2m -3) . . . . . there is a common factor between the pairs
... = (2m -5)(2m -3)